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Dave was weirdly being talked about as a sub for this year at one point, which baffled me. That's what stadium expectations potentially do, though also not sure if he has dropped off the tempo significantly.   I remember people saying The 1975 were too small on the basis of them being second on the bill at R+L in 2023, one year after topping it. In both instances, they were late call-ups, so I think that negates it - had they not been drafted for 2022 in the first place, think they could well have been 2023 outright headliners instead of Billie Eilish or The Killers.

Definitely not at all. The beauty of these places is that nuggets pop up all over the shop.

Do we know for sure that he is? New album supposedly imminent.  Likewise Dave was considered a strong shout for next year at one point, god knows what happened to that. 

Non of our group got a sniff of tickets this year☹️ Had around 16 devices between the six of us in various locations which normally does the trick. My wife and I had already decided to make this year’s our last but some friends really wanted to go in 25 so we tried anyway.  We’ve been going on and off since the early 90’s and have been to around 15 if my aging/ addled memory serves me correctly. It’s still one of my favourite places on the planet, it seems to reset your soul being around so many like minded hedonists but I’m 56 now which is why I’m more than happy for someone else to experience the magic and wonderment of the festival.  Obviously it’s changed massively since we first started going and although it’s lost it’s “edginess”, so have we. Also the last 2 years have been amazing weather wise and we had the old crew back together so had a proper blast still dancing at Genosys as the music finished at 5am Monday morning.  We’ll never stop loving the festival and what it did for us as a young couple finding our way into the alternative culture that we were unaware of.  Big Love ❤️  Woody

Not a bad shout, but much depends if they're happy to do three on the bounce.